K2 wins Wladimir/Povetkin purse bid with over $13M

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K2 wins purse bid!
By Lisa Scott
Fightnews has learned that K2 Promotions has won the purse bid for the IBF heavyweight championship bout between title holder Wladimir Klitschko and #1 ranked Alexander Povetkin. K2’s bid of $13,130,130., outshone Sauerland’s of $8,114,140.

Is that the highest bid since Lewis retired?

Besides Povetkin winning anyway, can´t really blame him for going through with the fight. He alone will make more than Chagaev and Valuev will make combined for their rematch.

 

:shit::shit::shit:

 

Good fight. One of the best that can be made in the division.

Hopefully it lands on HBO in December...it would seem if they're that far above the Sauerland offer that there's money coming from somewhere.

 

dsimon writes:

:shit:

 

It´s okay Americans DeWilder is coming. :atu:

 

I'll be rooting for Povs to lay klitschko out.

 

Same.

 

True. Not all heavyweights can be as good as Shannon 'The Cannon'.

 

Will the fight be in Germany? I hope it is near the Dutch border. In that case I will go to the fight.

 

dear God 13 million? for this?

 

I concur as well

 

dsimon writes:

:flip:::

Shannon is making another comeback, he will be the first asmatic champion to win in the Willie Pep fashion.... As he says "I will win the championship without nary throwing one punch."

 

dsimon writes:

that has to be in dollars and not Euros!

 

I know, it makes you wonder how much HBO kicked in for this fight for K2 to invest THAT heavily.

That said, Dec, 13 has the potential to be the worst broadcast of all time. Klitschko live (or at least same-day tape delay), preceded by DLH-Pac PPV replay. Lampley will be in his glory, and all of us will greatly suffer as a result.

 

150 million dollars for 2 fights that aren't even worth 10 million.

 

:: True enough.

 

Indeed. $13 milion is about €9 milion. A few months ago it equaled €8 milion.